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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2023
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SMGT 430 901 (CRN: 24315)
INTRO TO SPORT ANALYTICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SPORT ANALYTICS
Department: Sport Management
Instructor: Alamar, Ben
Meeting: 7:00PM - 9:30PM T (9-JAN-2023 - 21-APR-2023)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Online
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: STAT 310 OR STAT 315 OR DSCI 301 OR ECON 307 OR BUSI 395
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 16-DEC-2025 12:32PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
2-MAY-2023
9:00AM - 12:00PM T
Description: The focus of this course will be to provide the basics for understanding and applying analytical techniques to professional teams both on the sports side (predicting player performance and outcomes) and the business side (establishing business models). A survey into basic statistical techniques (multiple regression, discriminant analysis, etc.) will be the foundation of the class.